Hopping John

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Hopping John

Recipe By : john-r-harmon@msn.com
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Beans Main Dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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10 slices bacon -- crisp
(reserve bacon fat)
2 cups onion -- sliced
3 cups long-grain white rice
1 1/2 quarts water
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons hot pepper sauce -- (Tobasco, Durkees)
2 cans Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles
2 cans (red, kidney, pinto, black eyed peas,
chili beans in sauce, etc.)

Cook bacon till crisp. Drain. Set aside. Drain beans. Set aside.

Sauté onions in 1 tablespoon of bacon grease till they start to soften. I
like to use a bit higher heat and start to caramelize them for added color
and flavor.

Stir in rice, water, salt, hot pepper sauce and 1 can Rotel's tomatoes.
Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring to keep rice off the bottom so as
not to burn it. Cover, reduce heat and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
Add beans and last can of Rotel tomatoes. Stir in thoroughly. Recover. Turn
off heat. Let set for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle crumbled bacon over top after serving.

Harmon'ized for MasterCook on Jan 1, 1997
john-r-harmon@msn.com
Clackamas County Oregon, USA

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Serving Ideas : Serve with pickled beets, cornbread, ABM or just by itself.

NOTES : I like to microwave my bacon since it gets crisper w/o being as
greasy. You can also substitute margarine or oil for bacon grease.

This is a seat of the pants type of recipe. The end result will be
determined by how spicy or how dry or how moist YOU like your rice. You may
add or reduce hot spices as your tastes dictate. If you add liquid at the
end of cooking and let is set, the rice will be softer and creamier. If you
add the liquid (or beans) and cook for a total of 15 minutes or so, the rice
will be more al dente.

Variation #1: Use chili beans in sauce (undrained) and delete Rotel
Tomatoes.
Variation #2: Add boiled or grilled Hot Links or bratwurst during cooking
for a main meal.

This is usually made at our house when we can't think of what we want to
eat. It is made on average every 10 days in the winter months. It is usually
only around for 1 day plus a snack plate or two. It freezes and reheats
well.